Inking or stamp pad



Aug.*17',1926. 1,596,130

l E. R. uNDERwooD Er AL INKING OR STAMP PAVD 'Filed July 22. 1924 2 sheets-sheet 1 Aug, 17,19%*Y E. R. UNDERWOOD ET AL INKING OR STAMP PAD Filed July 22, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ILO Patented' Aug. 17, 1926.

UNITED As'ifriss PTENT OFFICE.

ETHAN ROGERS .UNDERWooD AND MICHAEL Russo, or ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, As- SIeNoRS To FULTON SPECIALTY co., A CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY.

TNKING oR STAMP PAD. I

Application filed .Tilly 22, 1924. Serial' No. 727,428.

This invention relates, generally, to improvements in inlring or stamp pads; and, the present invention h-as reference, more particularly, to a novel construction of inle ing or stamp pad, with a View of providing a pad in which the variousparts are of a construction, and are assembled in such a ii'ianner, so that the printing stamp, when applied to the inked surface of the pad, will receive only aminim-um amount of ink upon its printing surface, 4so as to prevent smearing, but still producing a perfectly made and readable impression. n

The .present invention, therefore, h-as Yfor its Aprincipal object` to provide a neat `and simply constructed inlring or stamp pad of the General character hereinafter more fully set forth, which willproduce the abovementioned results; and, the invention has for its further object to provide an inking or stamp pad in which the ink-absorbing element or the pad, usually of felt, plush, or the like, is superimposed by a flexible and resilient mat-surface v of rubber, and preferably suitably perforated, for conveyance of the ink to a surrounding covering, made of muslin, cotton, or any other analogous material, all arranged to thereby produce a soft, flexible and resilient stamp-receiving Surface, for properly transmitting the right quantity of Vink to theprinting surface of the printing stamp, without Yany danger of smearing, and still producing a clean and clearly printed impression when the stamp is used.

Gther objects of the present invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention. 4

With the various objects of the present invention in view, the said inveiiti'onconsists, primarily, in the novel inling or stamp pad hereinafter set forth; and, the invention consists, furthermore,.i\n the fnovel arrange ments and combinations E'of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the :said parts, all of which will be more fully described in the following specification, and then finally ein- `vbodied in the clauses of Vthesclaims which are appended to, and which form an essenp tial part of Vthe said specification.

resting upon the base or over and above the grooves or channels' il,

Figure 2 isa similar view of the inking .pa-d, removed from its enclosing boXor casing, withl the enveloping fabric shell ofthe ,pad shown opened up atione end, 'to more rclear-ly illustrate the general relations of 4the parts toY eachother; and 3 is a `vertical sectional 'representation or the pad, 'said section being talrcn on line '3 3 in said.

Figure 1. Y

Figure 4 is a perspective View of one form of boX or compartment with which the pad is adapted to befused; and Figure 5 is a transverse vertical section, `said section being talren on line 5 5 in said Figure l.

, Figure; 6 is `a part ,perspectiveview and partk sectional viewY of a inodiied form or" inlring or Stamp pad made according to the principles of the present invention.

Similar characters 4of reference are Vein- `ploy-ed in the said herein-above described views, to indicater corresponding ,parts.

' Referring now to the several Vligi'ires of the drawings, and more particularly to Fig'- ures l to 5 inclusive, the reference-character l indicates a suitably shaped box or shell,

andQ indicates a cover therefor, whichfinay be suitably hinged to said box or shell, or may be'otherwise used in connection therewith.V ln its base or bottom 3, the said box ,or shell may be provided with suitably dis-y posed inlr-receiving and containing means,

in the form of grooves or channels, as Ll, preferably arranged in a manner, substantially asindicated in Figure 4 of the drawings. Fitted into Vthis box or shell, and bottom thereof, 'and is the inliing pad proper of thev device.

, This pad, as will be evident from anr inspection ofy the drawings, comprises a meinber 5 made of felt, plush, or other analogous material, and of suitable thickness so las to properly lreceive and Vmaintain at all times,

the proper quantity ofink, with 'which' it isl iii) adapted vto be saturated or impregnated, and suitably mounted upon this member is a second member 6 which is made of rubbe or similar material, having resilient or elastic properties. rlhis member 6 which is provided with a multiplicity of holes or perfor-ations 7, is preferably made somewhat smaller in its dimensions as to vv'idth and length7 than the corresponding dimensions of the saturated member 5, so as to provide a marginal off-set, as 8, the oui-pose ot which will presently be more fully set forth. The two suitably assembled members 5 and 6 are suitably encased in an envelope or covering 9, of a suitable fabric as nmslin, cotton, plush, or other' ink-absorbing material. At a corner, as at l() and as shown in Figure l, or at any other desired lo tion, the pad proper is suitably made, so as to provide a filling opening or duct, through which the ink from a squirt-can, or otherwise, can be forced into the grooves, or channels it, when it becomes necessary to re-saturate the member 5 with a new supply of inlr.

ln lieu of fitting the inlring pad directly into a bor: 1, as herein-above described, the

pad may be cemented directly upon the usual felt-provided surface ll of the wooden base or support l2, substantially as illustrated in Figure 6 of the drawings, the said base or support being provided with the usual hinged cover 13.

From the foregoing description of the present invention it will be evident that we have produced a simply constructed inlring or stamp pad, which is easily replenished with a fresh supply of ink for the proper saturation of the member 5, and the cushionmember 5 being of rubber, when pressure is applied to 'the latter in pressing the printing stamp upon the upper surface of the envelope or' covering 9, the 'ink will be forced through the holes or perforations 7 of the member 6 into and through the material of which the envelope or covering 9 is made, -without smutting the surface of the latter, and without applying an undue amount of inl; upon the printing surface of the stamp, that there will be no smearing of the type, and hence at all times a clear impression will be made. Furthermore, the surrounding space formed by the off-set 8 provides a means or space into which the ink is also fed by capillary action at the edges of the pad, so that the upper surface of the pad is always sufiiciently saturated or Vimpregnated with the inlr. And, furthermore, the rubber or other resilient member G, being compressible, it will act as a cushion which protects the envelope or covering against deterioration and the wear and tear of the same, caused by the constant pressure during the many applications of the printing stamp to the inlring surface of the device.

@f course we are aware that some changes may be made in the general Varrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the said parts, without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the foregoing specification, and as dened in the clauses of the claims which are appended thereto. Hence, we do not limit our present invention'to the exact arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts as described in the said specification, nor do We-contine ourselves to the exact details of the construction of the said parts, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

le claim l l. A stamp-pad comprising an absorbingI material adapted to be impregnated with ink, a pressure-receiving cushioning element of rubber super-imposed upon said absorbing material, and an inlring stamp-receiving element mounted upon said cushioning ele- 2. A stamp-pad comprising an absorbing material adapted to be impregnated Vwith inlr, a pressure-receiving cushioning element of rubber super-imposed upon said absorbing n'iaterial, said cushioning element being provided with a multiplicity of ink-conducting perfor-ations, and an inlring stampreceiving element mounted upon said cushioning element.

3. A stamp-pad comprising an absorbing material adapted to be impregnated with ink, a pressure-receiving cushioning element super-imposed upon said absorbing material, said cushioning element being smaller in breadth and length than the breadth and length of the absorbing material, so as to provide a surrounding ink-receiving space, and an inlzing stan'ip-receiving element in which said absorbing material and cushioning element are encased.

l. fr stamp-pad comprising an absorbing material adapted to be impregnated with inlr, a pressure-receiving cushioning element super-imposed upon said absorbing material, said cushioning element being smaller in breadth and length than the breadth and length of the absorbing material, so as to provide a surrounding ink-receiving space, said cushioning element being Vprovided with a multiplicity of ink-conducting perforations, and an inlring stamp-receiving element in which said absorbing material and cushioning element are encased.

5. A stamp-pad comprising anA absorbing material of felt adapted to be impregnated with ink, a pressure-receiving cushioning element of rubber super-imposed upon said felt-material, and an inlring stamp-receiving element mounted upon said cushioning element. Y

6. A stamp-pad comprising an absorbing lOO material of felt adapted to be impregnated With ink, a pressure-receiving cushioning element of rubber super-imposed upon said felt-material, said cushioning element being provided with avmultiplicity of ink-conducting perforations, and an inking stampreceiving element mounted upon said cushioning element.

7. A stamp-pad comprising an absorbing material adapted to be impregnated with ink, a pressure-receiving cushioning` element of rubber super-imposed upon said absorbing material, and an inking stamp-receiving element mounted upon said cushioning element, combined with a box into Which the stamp-pad is fitted, and an ink-receiving and maintaining means Wit-hin said box for fe-eding ink to said pad.

8. A stamp-pad comprising an absorbing material adapted to be impregnated with ink, a pressure-receiving` cushioning element of rubber super-imposed upon said absorbing material, said cushioning element Ybeing` provided with a multiplicity of ink-conducting perforations, and an inlring stamp-receiving element mount-ed upon said cushioning element, combined with a box into Which the stamp-pad is fitted, and an ink-receiving and maintaining means Within said box for feeding ink to said pad.

9. A stamp-pad comprising an absorbing material adapted to be impregnated Witl ink, a pressure-receiving cushioning element super-imposed upon said absorbing material, said cushioning element being smaller in breadth and length than the breadth and length of the absorbing material, so as to provide a surrounding ink-receiving space, and an inking stamp-receiving element in which said absorbing material and cushioning element are encased, combined with a box into which the stamp-pad is fitted, and an ink-receiving and maintaining means Within said box for feeding inl; to said pad.

l0. A stamp-pad comprising an absorbing material adapted to be impregnated with ink, a pressure-receiving cushioning element super-in'iposed upon said absorbing material, said cushioning element being smaller in breadth and length than the breadth and 4with a. boX into Which the stamp-pad is iitted, and an ink-receiving and maintaining means Within said box for feeding ink to said pad.

1l. A. stamp-pad comprising an absorbing material adapted to be impregnated Wit-h ink, a pressure-receiving cushioning element super-imposed upon said absorbing material, said cushioning element being smaller in breadth and length than the breadth and length of the absorbing material, so as to provide a surrounding ink-receiving space, and an inking stamp-receiving elementin which said absorbing material and cushion. ing element are encased, combined with a boX into which the stamp-pad is fitted, said box being provided in its base with ink-receiving and maintaining channels, and means for feeding inl; to said channels.

l2. VA stamp-pad comprising an absorbing material adapted to be impregnated with ink, a pressure-receiving cushioning element super-imposed upon said absorbirg` material. said cushioning element being smaller in breadth and length than the breadth and length of the absorbing material, so as to provide a surrounding ink-receiving space, said cushioning element being provided with a multiplicity of ink-conducting perforations, and an inking stamp-receiving element in which said absorbing material and cushioning element are encased, combined with a box into Which the stamp-pad is fitted, said box being provided in its base With ink-receiving and maintaining channels, and means for feeding inl( to said channels. l

In testimony, that We claim the invention set forth above We have hereunto set our hand this 18th day of July 1924.

ETHAN ROGERS UNDERWVOOD. MICHAEL RUSSO. 

